National Super League leaders Naivas FC, who hold a three-point gap, are set to face Luanda Villa on Sunday at Mumboha Sports Grounds.Ahead of the crunch match, Villa’s gaffer Tom Tera has confidently declared his team’s intention of stopping the marauding retailers and causing an upset to the promotion hopefuls.##NAJAVA_MECA_7984541##The fixture points to an interesting matchup, with Villa yet to taste defeat at home soil for over three years while the chain marketers powered Naivas, are hunting for a ticket to the FKF Premier League.“We are prepared for them, at Mumboha there are no dropping points. We have a full week to prepare ourselves and I can confidently say that the team morale is excellent, and the boys are poised to surprise our opponents,” said Tera.The ex-AFC Leopards man adds, “They are coming for formalities, we are not going to leave any stone unturned, we must bag all the three points in front of our supporters.”Tera attributed the newfound playing unit morale to the support from the club patron Harold Mbadi who has agreed to foot the team’s match day expenses leaving the technical bench with an easy task of “handling training sessions and preparing a formidable squad.”“If you look keenly, the boys are playing better since the Nairobi United match, we were just unlucky against Mathare United. All these are attributed to our patron who has stood with the players, they are sure of getting match day allowances and any support they may need. Our work as coaches is simplified, just to present a good team on match day,” he added.Bandari striker David Sakwa banking on Harambee Stars exposure to bang goals in FKFPLTera who has guided the Luanda-based team to three successive promotions since his appointment, hailed the fans for their unwavering support noting that they are the reason behind Villa’s impressive performance at home. He adds that they expect them to flock to the stadium more than usual on Sunday to boost the team spirit and halt Naivas’ match to the top tier.“We are enjoying tremendous support from our fans, the turnout has been excellent, and are very vocal during matches and undoubtedly boost our performance. We urge our fans to show up in greater numbers to support us and we promise not to disappoint them,” stated Tera.As Villa prepares to clash with their former players goalkeeper Elix Otieno and central defender Justus Munika, the coach believes that winning the match against the league leader will significantly boost their opportunity to reduce the gap in points between them and keep their dream of gracing the top division alive.Good start for Talanta Hela U19 teams in Costa Daurada Cup
